Today the DEA announced it’s biggest synthetic drug bust ever, involving 4 countries and 35 states, and the seizure of a thousand plus pounds of banned chemicals prepared to be sold as Spice, K2, Vampire Blood, bath salts, and other designer drugs.

On November 8, authorities seized $30 million dollars worth of synthetic narcotics in Las Vegas, Nevada. How much drug is that? At $40-$60 per gram for synthetic marijuana (cannabinoids such as “spice”), or $40-$90 per gram for “bath salts” (cathinones like “Kryptonite”), that $30 million is a mere 700 pounds of drugs. Even a large Continue Reading…